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News from YAREN and the communities we serve.

MHALI Phase 1 participants gathered in front of the Jenga Jamaa banner at the Ziranumbu Hub

Mental Health · 16 April 2026

Twenty eight people, six nations, one room

At MHALI Phase 1, refugees and Ugandans trained together as mental health first responders, and named the gap that will shape YAREN's next phase of care.

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